For reasons that I know -- but don't really feel like going back into -- I have almost no pictures from 2006. If you happen to have any of me, and especially of the Pumpkin, I would appreciate you sending them to me.

A proper "Hey here's how 2009 was" update will be coming soon -- at lot has happened (hence the reason I haven't updated).

so I turned 33 yesterday ( Read more... )

I wanted to say thanks for all the support from everyone. It really means a lot to me.

Pumpkin was sitting next to me on the couch while I was trying to figure out FaceBook. I kept repeating "I can't find my Wall!" He astutely points out that "We have a wall right there, and there..we have walls all over the house!" Way to keep it real.

I have an excuse to play video games. Not that I am not an enlightened woman that can do what ever she wants; and that if I am ever blessed with a daughter I will of course introduce her to the joys of the electronic entertainment; but there is something very satisfying about being able to sit down with my son when I should be doing other things ( Read more... )

Rules for life, via the pumpkin:

1) Follow directions
2) Put on your listening ears
3) Pick up your toys
4) Touch only in friendly ways

words we could all live by, I think.

So we are watching an episode of MythBusters. It's about corking bats. One of the Busters argues that perhaps the whole "corking" thing is psychological. The Hub points out that this would be a "Mojo Bat" in reference to the old baseball movie, Major League. I get the reference and point out that they need a chicken. Then the pumpkin says "A ( Read more... )

I posted this in my International Economics online class ( Read more... )

1. Your Middle Name ( Read more... )

So I was telling the Hub that the pumpkin's Nana wanted to take him to church. I said, "that was fine as long as she tells him that is her belief and not the only way". The Pumpkin pipes up with "I believe", so I ask him "What do you believe?". "I believe in going to church" was the reply. So I ask, "What do you like about church". And ( ( Read more... )